An easy disinfection strategy for pipes connecting hemodialysis equipment

Author:

Tagaya Masashi1ORCID,Oda Yosuke1,Kimura Aki1,Irifune Ryuji1,Okano Shinya1,Murataka Takuo1,Handa Hiroki1,Takahashi Shunsuke2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Engineering, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan

2. Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan

Abstract

Introduction: A hemodialysis room has pipes connecting the console and central fluid equipment. While these pipes require disinfection, reports detailing disinfection strategies are unavailable. Therefore, we aimed to compare two easy disinfection strategies differing in sanitization frequency and sanitizer concentration. Methods: Reverse osmosis water (ROW) purifying equipment and six dialysis consoles were connected by 20 m of pipes. Only ROW flowed through these pipes, because the dialysate solution was constituted at each console. The pipes were sanitized by two strategies: (1) strong and monthly (hypochlorite concentration: 100 ppm) or (2) weak and weekly (5 ppm). Both strategies were easy because the sodium hypochlorite was simply added to the ROW tank. To estimate sanitization efficacy, endotoxin counts at the ROW tank outlet, the end of the pipe, and the pipe after the endotoxin-cutting filter in each console were measured monthly for six continuous months. These counts were compared between the two sanitization strategies. Results: The endotoxin counts at the ROW tank outlet and the end of the pipe were 0.004–0.017 and 0.012–0.081 EU/mL, respectively, in the strong and monthly strategy, and 0.001–0.003 and 0.001–0.005 EU/mL, respectively, in the weak and weekly strategy. The endotoxin counts at the pipe after the endotoxin-cutting filter were less than 0.001 EU/mL during the study period in both strategies. Conclusion: A weekly disinfection strategy was more effective than a monthly one, despite the lower hypochlorite concentration. The present study suggests that frequency is the most important factor in the disinfection of pipes in a dialysis room.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Biomedical Engineering,Biomaterials,General Medicine,Medicine (miscellaneous),Bioengineering

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